WorksheetsTHE POISON TREE
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. What emotion is expressed in Stanza 1 ?
sadness
anger
happiness
2. Which word in stanza 2 that has the same meaning as “dishonest”?
deceitful
lie
frank
3. What happened to the persona’s foe eventually and how did the persona react to this?
The persona’s friend eventually died. He was glad to see his friend outstretched beneath the tree
The persona’s foe eventually died. He was glad to see his foe on the tree
The persona’s foe eventually died. He was glad to see his foe outstretched beneath the tree
In stanza 1, what happened to the persona when he did not express his anger?
His anger faded
His anger intensified
His anger subsided
In stanza 3, what did the apple refer to?
The apple referred to the persona’s sadness
The apple referred to the persona’s hatred.
The apple referred to the persona’s favourite fruit
In stanza 4, why did the persona feel happy?
He felt happy because his foe fell down from the tree
He felt happy because his foe died under the tree.
He felt happy because his foe surrendered.
Which word in stanza 1 shows the persona is similar to an apple tree?
died
bright
grow
In stanza 2, what does the word ‘it’ refer to?
The wrath
The apple
The tree
Which phrase is stanza 1 has the same meaning as ‘kept his anger to himself’
told
I told it not
I told it
What did the persona do to ensure that the tree grew healthily?
He watered it with tears
He sunned it with smiles
He sunned it with soft deceitful wiles
all of the above
In the morning glad I see
-My foe outstretched beneath the tree’
-In your opinion, how did the persona feel that morning?
The persona felt surprised
The persona felt happy
The persona felt scared
